Written question asked by Andrew Bennett (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester to London (a) were cancelled, (b) broke down during the journey and (c) arrived over 30 minutes late during the first six weeks of 2005. - Inc figures.

Answer: Andrew Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester to London (a) were cancelled, (b) broke down during the journey and (c) arrived over 30 minutes late during the first six weeks of 2005. [216517] Mr. McNulty: In the first six weeks of 2005 (to 11 February), Virgin Trains planned to run 2,658 services on the Manchester to London route. Of these services 152 trains did not run or failed to complete their journey and 169 were late by 30 minutes or more. Precise data on trains breaking down mid-journey are not readily available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 216517; 431 c513W;431 c509W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Greater London Greater Manchester Railways Standards West Coast main line
Contains statistics: Yes
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